Detailed Program

DAY 1Wednesday, September 14
07.00 hbuild-up & check
09.00 hWelcomming
09.30 h

Keynote: Neuroscience of XR: Using Simulative Technologies for Hacking our Brain
Guiseppe Riva

10.30 hCoffee break
11.00 h

Scientific Session 1: XR and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (Chair: Mariano Luis Alcañiz-Raya)

  • Bauer, Bouchara, Duris, Labossière, Clément, Bourdot. Evaluating the Acceptability and Usability of a Head-Mounted Augmented Reality Approach for Autistic Children With High Support Needs (30 min.)
  • Gattullo, Laviola, Uva. Exploiting Augmented Reality in LEGO Therapy for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (20min.)
12.00 hLunch break – EuroXR Executive Committee meeting
13.00 h

Scientific Session 2: Algorithms for XR (Chair: Urs Künzler)

  • Fischer, Mühlenbrock, Kulapichitr, Uslar, Zachmann. Evaluation of Point Cloud Streaming and Rendering for VR-based Telepresence in the OR (30 min.)
  • Lin, Popescu. Fast Intra-Frame Video Splicing for Occlusion Removal in Diminished Reality (30 min.)
  • Katika, Bolierakis, Vasilopoulos, Antonopoulos, Tsimiklis, Karaseitanidis, Amditis. Coupling AR with object detection neural networks for end-user engagement (20 min.)
14.30 hCoffee break
15.00 h

Application session 1 – Special session: XR Based GUI Concept and its applications for BIM Digital Twin Data Visualization (Chair: Gabor Sziebig)

  • Kaj Helin, Vladimir Goriachev, Jaakko Karjalainen, Timo Kuula, Marja Liinasuo and Matthias Aust. BIM digital twin visualization in XR – Novel GUI concept (15 min.)
  • Ruprecht Altenburger and Dag Edvardsen. Storing, Maintaining & Updating the Digital Twin (15 min.)
  • Jörg Frohnmayer, Frank Sulzmann, Matthias Aust, Jan-Filip Kvrgic, René Hellmuth and Cora Lenz. BIM@SiteOffice: Comparing IFC and point clouds in Multiuser VR – Workflows and Tools (15 min.)
  • Matthias Aust, Melissa Otto, Julius Schippert, Kaj Helin, Marja Liinasuo and Timo Kuula. Evaluation of BIMprove XR User Interfaces (15 min.)
16.30 hCoffee break
17.00 h

Poster & Demo Fast Forward (2 minutes for each presentation of posters and/or demos) (Chair: Frédéric Nöel)

Scientific Posters
  • Schäfer, Reis, Stricker. Controlling Continuous Locomotion in Virtual Reality With Bare Hands using Hand Gestures
  • Farella, Arrigo, Seta, Chifari, Tosto, Taibi, Goei, Pronk, Mangina, Denaro, Dhrami, Chiazzese. An Augmented Reality solution for the Positive Behaviour Intervention and Support
  • Kostyk, Dessart, Cowan. The Reality of Virtual Experiences: Semantic and Epi-sodic Memory Formation in VR
Application Posters
  • Kayo Kimura and Toshiyuki Amano. Perceptual BRDF manipulation by 4-Degree of Freedom Light Field Projection using Multiple Mirrors and Projectors
  • Eleftherios Anastasovitis, Georgia Georgiou, Spiros Nikolopoulos and Ioannis Kompatsiaris. A storyliving virtual museum: EPANASTASIS-1821
  • Eleftherios Anastasovitis, Electra Tsaknaki, Georgia Georgiou, Spiros Nikolopoulos and Ioannis Kompatsiaris. ECHOES from the past through immersive technologies and creative industry
  • Madhawa Perera, Armin Haller, Matt Adcock and Tom Gedeon. Gesture Profiles: Personalized Gesture Interaction with Augmented Reality
  • Toshiyuki Amano and Raichi Kubo. Reproduction of Multiple Mirror-Based Arbitrary Lighting Environment
Demos
  • Markus Wellmann. Live demo and business case of FIREDRILL – AR evacuation exercises
  • Clement Dluzniewski, Jérémie Le Garrec, Claude Andriot and Frédéric Noël. Interacting with 3D Avatars and Laser Pointers in a 360° Image
  • Jonas Deuchler and Matthias Wölfel. The Immersive Virtual Reality Classroom: Teaching VR inside VR
18.00 hEND of DAY 1
18.00 hXR Week Networking Event (Regular XR Week ticket needed for admission)

 

DAY 2Thursday, September 15
09.00 h

Keynote: The Future of UI in XR

Bruce Thomas

10.00 h

Scientific Session 3: XR Interaction (Chair: Arcadio Reyes-Lecuona)

  • Si-Mohammed, Haumont, Sanchez, Plapous, Bouchnak, Javaudin, Lecuyer. Designing Functional Prototypes Combining BCI and AR for Home Automation (30 min.)
  • Mei, Yang, Xu. SightX: A 3D Selection Technique for XR (20 min.)
  • Alce, Alm, Tyllström, Smoker, Niehorster. Design and Evaluation of Three User Interfaces for Detecting Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Using Virtual Reality (20 min.)
11.10 h

Poster & Demo Session

Scientific Posters
  • Schäfer, Reis, Stricker. Controlling Continuous Locomotion in Virtual Reality With Bare Hands using Hand Gestures
  • Farella, Arrigo, Seta, Chifari, Tosto, Taibi, Goei, Pronk, Mangina, Denaro, Dhrami, Chiazzese. An Augmented Reality solution for the Positive Behaviour Intervention and Support
  • Kostyk, Dessart, Cowan. The Reality of Virtual Experiences: Semantic and Epi-sodic Memory Formation in VR
Application Posters
  • Kayo Kimura and Toshiyuki Amano. Perceptual BRDF manipulation by 4-Degree of Freedom Light Field Projection using Multiple Mirrors and Projectors
  • Eleftherios Anastasovitis, Georgia Georgiou, Spiros Nikolopoulos and Ioannis Kompatsiaris. A storyliving virtual museum: EPANASTASIS-1821
  • Eleftherios Anastasovitis, Electra Tsaknaki, Georgia Georgiou, Spiros Nikolopoulos and Ioannis Kompatsiaris. ECHOES from the past through immersive technologies and creative industry
  • Madhawa Perera, Armin Haller, Matt Adcock and Tom Gedeon. Gesture Profiles: Personalized Gesture Interaction with Augmented Reality
  • Toshiyuki Amano and Raichi Kubo. Reproduction of Multiple Mirror-Based Arbitrary Lighting Environment
Demos 
  • Markus Wellmann. Live demo and business case of FIREDRILL – AR evacuation exercises
  • Clement Dluzniewski, Jérémie Le Garrec, Claude Andriot and Frédéric Noël. Interacting with 3D Avatars and Laser Pointers in a 360° Image
  • Jonas Deuchler and Matthias Wölfel. The Immersive Virtual Reality Classroom: Teaching VR inside VR
12.30 hLunch break
13.30 h

Keynote: Digital Twin with Unity3D

Simon Nagel

14.30 h

Application Session 2 (Chair: Manfred Dangelmaier)

  • Uli Meyer, Jonathan Becker, Thomas Müller, Susanne Draheim and Kai von Luck. User centered interaction & environment design for large scale virtual training environments (VTE) (15 min.)
  • Hugo Porquet, Thierry Blandet, Sandro Varano and Nicolas Vergnes. Daylighting simulation in virtual reality for architecture (15 min.)
  • Isaline Bisson, Morad Mahdjoub, Mohsen Zare, Jean-Claude Sagot, Frédéric Goutaudier and Franck Ravier. Immersive Professional Training for the Textile Industry (15 min.)
  • Mariano Guida and Paolo Leoncini. Full-body avatar representation for interior design evaluation experiences (15 min.)
16.00 hCoffee break
16.30 h

XR Open Forum: VR in Rehabilitation, the complexity of developments and implementation, evidence-based XR use in healthcare (Chair: Gabriel Zachmann)

Guest speaker: Remco Hoogendijk (VR4REHAB)

18.00 hEuroXR General Assembly
20.00 hEnd of DAY 2
DAY 3Friday, September 16
09.00 h

Keynote: Strategies for Designing and Evaluating Mixed Reality Experiences

Anthony Steed

10.00 hCoffee break
10.30 h

Application Session 3 (Chair: Jérôme Perret)

  • Victor Roeck, Nicolas Arbor, Thierry Blandet and Quentin Misslin. Emera, a virtual reality radiation protection training platform (15 min.)
  • Mario Lorenz, Sebastian Knopp and Philipp Klimant. Development, Deployment and Evaluation of Augmented Reality Maintenance Support Applications (15 min.)
  • Taana Rose. Creating opera utilising augmented reality and virtual reality technologies (15 min.)
  • Muhammad Alfakhori, Habiburrahman Dastageeri, Sven Schneider and Volker Coors. Using 3D City Models as an Occlusion Mask to Overcome the Hololens Limited Scanning Range for Outdoor AR-Applications (15 min.)
12.00 h

Scientific Session 4: Modelling Scenes for XR (Chair: Voicu Popescu)

  • Salpisti, de Clerk, Hinz, Henkies, Klinker. A Procedural Building Generator based on Real-World Data Enabling Designers to Create Context for XR Automotive Design Experiences (30 min.)
  • Tümmers, Kemper, Fuhrmann. Generating VR meeting rooms with non-rectangular floor plans using cost optimization and hard constraints (30 min.)
13.00 hClosing session and awards
14.00 hLunch break